Cardiff Metropolitan University (Welsh: Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd), formerly the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC; Welsh: Athrofa Prifysgol Cymru, Caerdydd; APCC) and commonly referred to as Cardiff Met, is a university located in the city of Cardiff. The university offers degree courses in a variety of disciplines. Study is available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, full-time and part-time, and research opportunities are offered. In the 2021/22 academic year, the university has 11,500 students from over 140 countries studying on two campuses in Cardiff, and more than 10,000 at 17 partner institutions in 15 countries around the world. In November 2021, Cardiff Met was awarded the title of UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021 by the Times Higher Education.In September 2020 Cardiff Met was named the Times and Sunday Times Welsh University of the Year. Cardiff Met was deemed to be the most financially sustainable university in Wales by the Wales Governance Centre in 2020 In January 2023, Professor Cara Aitchison announced that she would retire as Vice-Chancellor and President of Cardiff Metropolitan University, and in November 2023, the University announced that Professor Rachael Langford would be the next Vice-Chancellor and President, taking up the role in February 2024. Source: Wikipedia (en)